5:12 PM,
Jan. 8, 2014

Ethan Elliott, left, and his younger sister Mary, of Milan, stand near the snowman they made with their mother Sarah on Jan. 5.

Written by

Jennifer Kingsley

We live in the Twin Tiers and cold winters shouldn't be a surprise. Yet, the reaction to a few snow flurries or bitter cold temperatures at times amuses me.

I'm one of those people who has never experienced boredom - but I can see how others become less-than-enamored when the weather seems to limit your activities for more than a week.

For those of you that believe there is nothing to do when you are snowed in or the wind is blowing a bit too hard, I'm here to prove you wrong. I summoned your ideas via social media this week and found out there are plenty of fun things to do. ...